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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
535 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA
BAYS.
SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE
AVERAGE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.
GMZ300-290015-
535 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THIS EVENING
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AS IT PUSHES OFFSHORE SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS, HAZARDOUS
SEAS, AND LOW WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED IN THE FRONT'S WAKE. GALE
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. CURRENTS MAY BECOME STRONG NEAR THE
INTERFACE OF THE RIVERS AND THE BAYS DURING TIMES OF LOW WATER.
WINDS AND SEAS SLOWLY IMPROVE LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY, THOUGH LOW
WATER WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY'S LOW TIDE
CYCLE. TRANQUIL CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE WEEK.
GMZ335-290015-
GALVESTON BAY-
535 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
PATCHY FOG.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING TO VERY ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO
CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS
CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
GMZ330-290015-
MATAGORDA BAY-
535 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
PATCHY FOG.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY
WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO VERY ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF
FOG IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO
ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ350-355-290015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
535 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND NORTH
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST
6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ370-375-290015-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
535 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH
3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
15 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH 9 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTHEAST
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET, SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTH 8 FEET AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN
THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR
LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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